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Title: Coconut Tofu Soup (Vegan, But High Fat)
Yield: 1 Servings

Ingredients

    1/2 lb extra-firm tofu
      2    cloves garlic, minced
      2 tb vegetable oil
      1 cn coconut milk (i try to get
      1    frozen, or make fresh if i
      1    am ambitious)
  1 1/2 c  vegetable stock (or water)
      1 tb light soy sauce
      1    keffir lime leaves - to
      1    taste, this is a tough one
      1    since it can come packaged
      1    in a number of ways. i
      1    typically get dried in which
      1    case i let 2 to 3 t soak in
      1    water before using*.
      1 oz galanga (kah) - galanga is
      1    thai ginger
      1    to 3 thai or serrano chiles
      1    to taste (i like 4!)

Instructions

*Very marginal substitutes (although still good!) are to try 1/4 c. coarsly
chopped lemon grass, or the juice from 1 lime. This has to be experimented
with, it is used to reduce the sweetness of the coconut milk. You do not
want this flavor to dominate, though. Add a little at a time, and taste to
get it right.

Drain the tofu of extra water by placing a heavy weight over the tofu
surrounded by 3 layers of paper towels. Cut tofu into bite size pieces.
Stir fry the garlic in the oil until golden (do not burn), then stir fry
the tofu until it is an even golden brown. In a medium size sauce pan mix
the coconut milk, stock (or water) and soy sauce. Add the tofu, Keffir Lime
leaves (or substitute), and Galanga. Cook over low to medium heat for 15
minutes, do not allow to boil! At this point, taste the soup. If the
coconut taste is too strong add a little more of the Keffir Lime leaves (or
substitute). The idea is to reduce the sweetness of the coconut milk. With
the flat of a heavy knife (or something similar) pound the chilies until
they are split in several places. Add to the soup, and let cook a couple
minutes more.

Serve over steamed rice (preferably, Jasmine Rice).

From: markv@masig.fsu.edu (Mark Verschell). rfvc Digest V94 Issue #200
Sept. 17, 1994. Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@Prodigy.com
using MMCONV.

File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/vegcook2.zip

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